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Originally Posted by kalimus
I agree with both of you, but it's the closest "test" I could really find on the subject. I don't know about the insulation thought... most homes interior walls don't use insulation. They only use it on the exterior walls. Yes, I know some homes do, but a surprising amount do not.
I'd like to find someone from out of town that needs some "rennovation" to their home  Maybe Mythbusters will do a more accurate test if I write in? Then again, maybe my curiousity will get the better of me... there are some deserts out here, and all I would need are the same materials and about 100 feet to stage a 3-room wall set up. Maybe I'll set aside some money over the next couple of months and do some of my own testing....
My friends and I have everything from a .22 to a 30-06, and multiple ammo types for each firearm...
If I decide to do this, I'll be back here asking for everyone's input to the test conditions to make sure I don't miss anything. |
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Originally Posted by Dangeruss
That would be cool.
These pics might more accurately convey what I was talking about. Here are some images I took when my house was being built. Obviously there's a lot more to hit than just sheetrock.
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Originally Posted by kalimus
Absolutely. I'm not sure how to test something like framework, since the chance to hit is is completely random, and less likely than punching through the sheetrock. I want to say that studs are placed every 18 inches, and they are generally 2" wide... I'd be open to suggestions about that...
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That would absolutely be cool. I'd love to be able to do that kind of testing.
Typical home construction studs are 18" apart on center. And yeah, a round hitting a stud would be a whole different issue from just hitting drywall. So, to plan for that, you simply mark the wall where the studs are located to know where to aim.
For the sake of "worst-case scenario" you'd want to test the walls without anything inside them. But to be the most realistic and still be scientific about it, you could build two interior walls 8-feet apart and then add a third exterior wall complete with insulation and a brick layer behind it. Each wall really only needs to be about the size of a single sheet of drywall (typically 4' wide x 8' tall). Another potential factor could be plumbing, but I don't know if many home invasion shootings occur in the bathroom, which would then introduce a variety of wall surface treatments like different tile types or mirrors and cabinets which is probably a bit of overkill.
That kind of testing wouldn't necessarily be expensive, but it wouldn't necessarily be cheap either. And it would certainly require a significant amount of setup time. So, it just depends on how comprehensive you want to be.